943. Take Care

Take Care was a group home located in Maribo on the southern island Lolland in Denmark. In 2021 and 2022 the media published several articles questioning the use of force against the youth placed at the facilities. Late 2022 the police in Denmark charged 6 employees for the use of unnecessary force against the youth.

Also the question about the economy was questioned as the facility charged the social services DKK 75,000 per month for treatment of the youth while the facilities donated an amount of between 150,000 and 200,000 to care abroad.

The facilities were closed by the authorities in 2022. The management is trying to reopen the facilities under new names. Ubasen seems to be one of them.

Later a trial against 6 employees were started. They were charged with various accounts of assault.

Sources:

• På kant med loven – omstridt opholdssted brugte kommunale kroner på nødhjælp (TV2 East – in Danish language)
• Seks pædagoger fra lukket opholdssted tiltalt for vold og ulovlig tvang (TV2 East – in Danish language)
• Overgreb mod børn på opholdssted – nu lukker socialtilsynet stedet (DK Social – in Danish language)
• Unge udsat for overgreb – nu klager deres opholdssted til Ankestyrelsen (Aalborg Universitet – in Danish language)
• Seks pædagoger tiltalt for vold og ulovlig tvang – nu begynder retssagen (TV2 Nyhederne)